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by ProjectInsulin 1218 days ago
yes apologies glargine was approved in 2000. And I agree it does take a while for doctors to switch. Something interesting that I have recently learned is that it may even be hard to find clinical trial participants because doctors will be hesitant to take patients who have good reactions to their current insulin off of that insulin to be a part of a clinical trial.

I will also say that Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) also have a lot of power when it comes to influencing doctors to begin prescribing new drugs.